finally

Compared meaning: happening after a period of time (adverb).

比较义项：最后，终于（副词）。

• finally 本词

  Finally emphasizes relief or a sense of achievement after a period of waiting, effort, or difficulty, marking the end of frustration.

  finally 强调经历等待、努力或困难之后如释重负或达成目标的感觉，标志着挫折的结束。

  After a long wait at the airport, we finally boarded our flight.

  在机场长时间等待之后，我们终于登上了飞机。

• eventually

  Eventually states that something happens after an unspecified series of events or amount of time, in a neutral, matter-of-fact way, without implying effort or relief.

  eventually 只是客观陈述某事经过一系列事件或不确定的时间后发生，语气中性，不强调努力或如释重负的感觉。

  The two companies eventually merged after years of negotiation.

  经过多年谈判，这两家公司最终合并了。

Finally and eventually both describe something happening after time passes, but the feeling differs. Finally suggests relief after a wait or difficulty. Eventually is neutral, saying something happened after a series of events, without effort or relief. Finally can mean 'lastly'; that is not compared.

这两个词都表示经过一段时间或过程之后发生某事，但语气不同：finally 强调经历等待、努力或困难后终于实现，常带如释重负或达成目标的情感色彩；eventually 语气更中性、客观，只是说明某事在一系列事件或不确定的时间之后发生，不强调努力或情绪。此外，finally 还有“最后一点，总之”的用法，用于列举要点时引出最后一项，这里不做比较。

Compared meaning: last, used to introduce the ending (adverb).

比较义项：表示“最后、终于”，用于引出结尾（副词）。

• finally 本词

  Emphasizes that something happened after a long wait, delay or effort, often with a sense of relief or achievement; used in narratives, not in listing points.

  强调经过长时间的等待、延误或努力之后终于发生某事，常带有如释重负或达成目标的意味，多用于叙事，而非用于列举要点。

  After hours of driving, we finally reached the beach.

  开了几个小时的车之后，我们终于到达了海滩。

• lastly

  Introduces the final item or step in a list or sequence; formal and structural, common in speeches, instructions or writing organized into points, with no sense of delay or difficulty.

  用于列举要点或步骤时引出最后一项，语气正式、结构性强，常见于演讲、说明或分条陈述，不含“历经波折才发生”的意味。

  Lastly, remember to lock the door before you leave the office.

  最后，离开办公室前记得锁好门。

Finally and lastly can both mean 'last', but they are used differently. Finally emphasizes something happening after a long wait or effort, with relief, common in stories. Lastly introduces the final point in a formal list or speech, with no sense of delay or difficulty.

finally 和 lastly 都可译为“最后”，但语气不同：finally 强调经过一段时间的等待、波折或努力之后终于发生，常带有如释重负的意味，多用于叙事；lastly 用于正式列举要点或步骤时引出最后一项，语气客观、结构性强，不含“历经周折才发生”的意味。